Duelist

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Duelist

2005

1h 48m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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A young police officer and her colleagues discover that counterfeiters are planning to topple the economy.

Matthew Leyland

BBC.com

Duelist turns from playful to precious in the last 30-odd minutes, straggling towards a prancey showdown that's as graceful as all get-out but as cold as the endless falling snow.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 8, 2007

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Trevor Johnston

Time Out

Clearly, Lee has an extraordinary eye, but wilful self-indulgence leads him astray here.

Mar 8, 2007

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Helen O'Hara

Empire Magazine

Proof positive that Wushu and Chan don't mix, this aims to create a new crossover genre but falls between two stools.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 30, 2006

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Josh Ralske

All Movie Guide

...its most salient feature is its spectacular visuals.

Rated: 7/10

Aug 5, 2006

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Coco Forsythe

Future Movies UK

Rated: 4/10

Sep 9, 2005

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The best Korean movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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A couple amazing scenes but tends flat on the whole.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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This movie may not be for everyone. The director deliberately plays with the concept of 'film'. How he manipulates the soundtrack and the editing clearly shows the director's humourous side. The film thus becomes more of a theatrical production, each scene could have also been the background on a theatre-stage. For experimenting with what film can do, I give this movie a positive rating!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

ppl either hate it or love it. I love it. best fighting scenes I've ever seen. better watch times and times after.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

Style over substance, certainly, technically rivetting for the first twenty minutes, followed by the remainder of a mediocre storyline. Still pretty to watch and then move on.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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the ending took my breath away when i have to say when it wasn't breathtaking it was funny lol

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Lee Myung-se

Director

Ha Ji-won

Namsoon

Ahn Sung-ki

Detective Ahn

Gang Dong-won

Sad Eyes

Song Young-chang

Minister of Defence

Kim Bo-yeon

Actor

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Synopsis

A young police officer and her colleagues discover that counterfeiters are planning to topple the economy.

Director: Lee Myung-se
Producer: Lee Myung-se
Screenwriter: Lee Myung-se, Hae-jyung Lee
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Korean
Runtime: 1h 48m